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Monday, December 19, 2005

Search On For Man Missing From Shannon Cruise Boat

A search has been launched on the River Shannon at Rinnacurreen following reports that a 20-year-old man disappeared from a cruiser some time before 1am today.

Gardaí from Carrick-On-Shannon said they were called after a number of witnesses reported that they saw the man go into the water. Local civilian water units are assisting gardaí in the search which is concentrating in the Rinnacurreen area, about 1.5 kilometres from Carrick-On-Shannon.